Trevor Rabins and Panteras!!

[nasticanasta]

Here are 2 of my favourite guitars the first is a Red Trevor Rabin Signature Series III I swapped out the pickups for EMG's 85/SA/SA, I love the neck on this is wide and very thin.. it's very fast and the tremolo is a dream! its called a TRS-1, I've seen this trem on other westones there's one at a local Music-Go-Round near me it's a Villian Std there's a picture of one below, I had never seen one of these before I went to check it out... its got a real nice neck on it very much like the TRS I have but its a 22 fret. The second guitar I posted here was a Black Pantera X-275 with the same EMG setup and I swapped out the bendmaster deluxe for a Kahler Floyd Rose locking system, the Pantera has a thicker neck just as wide though but this guitar is at least 1 pound heavier at least and it has a deeper sound good sustain too.

[boutjp97]

Believe it or not that Villian was originally advertised as a Pantera X300. I emailed the store and informed them of their error, and they changed the listing the next day, very nice girl that works there. Here is the link...

http://forum.westoneguitars.net/for-sale-ebay-craigslist-trademe-etc-f5/found-this-in-a-music-shop-in-the-northeast-us-t984.htm

Looks to be in good shape except the one big ding on the front, any other defects that you noticed since you had it in hand?

[nasticanasta]

lol wow really? you sound like me!!! I continually point out discrepancies on Ebay.. To be honest I didn't even notice the ding...I usually if interested in a guitar in a shop first... pick it up, I rest my picking hand over the top of the strings near the bridge or where I usually pick or "strum"...next I run my hand up and down the neck I feel it literaly "testing it" for anything that might "bug" me.. come on guys you know what I mean.. it could be so minuscule that no one might notice it but you... I will leave it at that lest I be taken to that nice padded room where the men in nice white clothes come to take me away away!!.. opps sorry... I got carried away there.... as I was saying, next I do a few runs........ I check the curvature of the neck by fretting the 1st fret and the fret that connects to the body and test its action.. I look for twisting of the neck by looking down the neck from bridge to nut yadda yadda yadda.. If I bored you You know what to do..if not... contact me fast. Anyways I am glad you did tell them....I would have done the same had I known what it was.... again very nice guitar.... neck was fast like my TRS III exact same trem as the TRS too!! I also like the headstock on it.. exactly like my TRS too... I also like the script "Westone" I'd buy it for the trem alone!! Alas I cannot justify buying it at this time, I would if I could just to have.. I can't collect guitars.... I'm not rich

Believe it or not that Villian was originally advertised as a Pantera X300. I emailed the store and informed them of their error, and they changed the listing the next day, very nice girl that works there. Here is the link...

http://forum.westoneguitars.net/for-sale-ebay-craigslist-trademe-etc-f5/found-this-in-a-music-shop-in-the-northeast-us-t984.htm

Looks to be in good shape except the one big ding on the front, any other defects that you noticed since you had it in hand?

[nasticanasta]

If I was collecting Westones or these specific guitars.. or just collected nice guitars I liked, I would buy this just cause I know how the neck and trem feels regardless of the 22 frets which held me back from buying it... I just can't justify buying this if it's not for a specific purpose like if I wanted a nice old Tele for a "twang" for me it would offer nothing.. to a collector or someone who doesn't care about how many frets it has.. they would love this.. and again if I had the cash.. it would be mine already...so buy it already!!! ;-P

Believe it or not that Villian was originally advertised as a Pantera X300. I emailed the store and informed them of their error, and they changed the listing the next day, very nice girl that works there. Here is the link...

http://forum.westoneguitars.net/for-sale-ebay-craigslist-trademe-etc-f5/found-this-in-a-music-shop-in-the-northeast-us-t984.htm

Looks to be in good shape except the one big ding on the front, any other defects that you noticed since you had it in hand?

[nasticanasta]

I went back...it's still there....felt good to me...frets were slightly worn, needs dressed.

If I was collecting Westones or these specific guitars.. or just collected nice guitars I liked, I would buy this just cause I know how the neck and trem feels regardless of the 22 frets which held me back from buying it... I just can't justify buying this if it's not for a specific purpose like if I wanted a nice old Tele for a "twang" for me it would offer nothing.. to a collector or someone who doesn't care about how many frets it has.. they would love this.. and again if I had the cash.. it would be mine already...so buy it already!!! ;-P

Believe it or not that Villian was originally advertised as a Pantera X300. I emailed the store and informed them of their error, and they changed the listing the next day, very nice girl that works there. Here is the link...

http://forum.westoneguitars.net/for-sale-ebay-craigslist-trademe-etc-f5/found-this-in-a-music-shop-in-the-northeast-us-t984.htm

Looks to be in good shape except the one big ding on the front, any other defects that you noticed since you had it in hand?

[nasticanasta]

lol wow really? you sound like me!!! I continually point out discrepancies on Ebay.. To be honest I didn't even notice the ding...I usually if interested in a guitar in a shop first... pick it up, I rest my picking hand over the top of the strings near the bridge or where I usually pick or "strum"...next I run my hand up and down the neck I feel it literaly "testing it" for anything that might "bug" me.. come on guys you know what I mean.. it could be so minuscule that no one might notice it but you... I will leave it at that lest I be taken to that nice padded room where the men in nice white clothes come to take me away away!!.. opps sorry... I got carried away there.... as I was saying, next I do a few runs........ I check the curvature of the neck by fretting the 1st fret and the fret that connects to the body and test its action.. I look for twisting of the neck by looking down the neck from bridge to nut yadda yadda yadda.. If I bored you You know what to do..if not... contact me fast. Anyways I am glad you did tell them....I would have done the same had I known what it was.... again very nice guitar.... neck was fast like my TRS III exact same trem as the TRS too!! I also like the headstock on it.. exactly like my TRS too... I also like the script "Westone" I'd buy it for the trem alone!! Alas I cannot justify buying it at this time, I would if I could just to have.. I can't collect guitars.... I'm not rich

Believe it or not that Villian was originally advertised as a Pantera X300. I emailed the store and informed them of their error, and they changed the listing the next day, very nice girl that works there. Here is the link...

http://forum.westoneguitars.net/for-sale-ebay-craigslist-trademe-etc-f5/found-this-in-a-music-shop-in-the-northeast-us-t984.htm

Looks to be in good shape except the one big ding on the front, any other defects that you noticed since you had it in hand?

Well apparently I can justify it.. I'm am starting up a new band and I needed a non-trem guitar so I could do some different tunings... picked up this nice lil cheap Gibson/Baldwin Les Paul type guitar..tossed in a Seymour Duncan and a Leo Quan bridge and this thing is perfect for that garage sound I'm going for. Not bad for $100

[nasticanasta]

[quote="nasticanasta"]

lol wow really? you sound like me!!! I continually point out discrepancies on Ebay.. To be honest I didn't even notice the ding...I usually if interested in a guitar in a shop first... pick it up, I rest my picking hand over the top of the strings near the bridge or where I usually pick or "strum"...next I run my hand up and down the neck I feel it literaly "testing it" for anything that might "bug" me.. come on guys you know what I mean.. it could be so minuscule that no one might notice it but you... I will leave it at that lest I be taken to that nice padded room where the men in nice white clothes come to take me away away!!.. opps sorry... I got carried away there.... as I was saying, next I do a few runs........ I check the curvature of the neck by fretting the 1st fret and the fret that connects to the body and test its action.. I look for twisting of the neck by looking down the neck from bridge to nut yadda yadda yadda.. If I bored you You know what to do..if not... contact me fast. Anyways I am glad you did tell them....I would have done the same had I known what it was.... again very nice guitar.... neck was fast like my TRS III exact same trem as the TRS too!! I also like the headstock on it.. exactly like my TRS too... I also like the script "Westone" I'd buy it for the trem alone!! Alas I cannot justify buying it at this time, I would if I could just to have.. I can't collect guitars.... I'm not rich

Believe it or not that Villian was originally advertised as a Pantera X300. I emailed the store and informed them of their error, and they changed the listing the next day, very nice girl that works there. Here is the link...

http://forum.westoneguitars.net/for-sale-ebay-craigslist-trademe-etc-f5/found-this-in-a-music-shop-in-the-northeast-us-t984.htm

Looks to be in good shape except the one big ding on the front, any other defects that you noticed since you had it in hand?

Well apparently I can justify it.. I'm am starting up a new band and I needed a non-trem guitar so I could do some different tunings... picked up this nice lil cheap Gibson/Baldwin Les Paul type guitar..tossed in a Seymour Duncan and a Leo Quan bridge and this thing is perfect for that garage sound I'm going for. Not bad for $100



Sold that Gibson/Baldwin and bought this sweet Ibanez Artist AR 200 Gold Top....the sustain of this mahogany body and maple neck awsome;

[nasticanasta]

And here's the finished product! matching Dimarzio PAF Pros new TRC a "screwless" pickguard, and new Grover 135 series tuners, this thing feels like a Les Paul!